Help! My quince jelly hasn't jelled! What to do?
First time to try to make quince jelly. I have done lots of canning and preserving but this has me sad. The recipe called for no added commercial pectin, I followed the recipe to a "t" and it hasn't set yet. (24 hrs in jar). Can i reheat and add some commercial pectin? Do i just have some beautiful quince syrup now or what? I absolutely hate to waste this because it looks and smells so wonderful!
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5 Comments:
Oooh, no fun! I just made quince jam this week and can totally sympathize!
I've read on quite a few sites that you can reheat and add more pectin or sugar. You'd need to resterilize the jars and use new lids if you're actually canning your jelly....
hmneilson at 5:33PM on 11/15/08
Can't vouch for this particular site but there are instructions for re-making jelly here.
I'm sure you could find others.
Good luck!
kjgibson at 8:14PM on 11/15/08
I have a passion for quinces. Their jelly has always been my favorite. And I love having bowls of them around for their fragrance. I am no jelly maker (I failed this summer with my first attempt at freezer jam), so I can't help you with remaking the jelly. But if you are stuck with some beautiful quince syrup, and you are a clever cook, perhaps you could prepare something I had this week. It was a Bramley apple tart with QUINCE ice cream. It was one of the most wonderful things I've had in years. I've poked around and I haven't yet seen anything that suggests to me how I could recreate the ice cream. Flavor, color, fragrance, texture were sublime.
islandexile at 1:25AM on 11/16/08
why not spread it on top of some warmed/baked brie and eat it with crackers or baguette. Or use the syrup you have it for a great quince milkshake... or drizzle it on top of vanilla ice cream.
Madelyn
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MadelynRodriguez at 9:23AM on 11/16/08
quince ice cream--ooh, yum. quince syrup over brie--double yum. actually, it appears as though i was a tad hasty in my question because said jelly appears to have now "jelled". yea! @ kgibson, thanks for the referral site! i will keep it as a reference. I am now off to try a recipe for jam cake using another batch of the quince that i made into "conserve". i'm considering starting a quince fan club--they are definitely my new favorite fruit!
hobcat57 at 3:36PM on 11/18/08